Golf bag



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 GOLF BAG l. H. FILLER EI'AL- Sept. 5, 1950 Filed Jan.29, 194e Sept 5, 1950 l. H. FILLERETAL 2,521,573

GOLF BAG f 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 29, 1948 Patented Sept. 5, 1950UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE- .il

2,521,573 GoLF AG rving n. ricer", Washington, D; ogandrvictor H.Olmsted, Rockville, Md. Application January 29, i943', seriai N. 5,668

401mm. (on 150m-#1.5)

The present invention relates to a uniquely constructed golf bagprovided With means -for receiving and carrying a thermos jar containerfor hot or cold beverages for consumption by the player. Y Y

t is wellappreciated that the gaine of golf is played on a golf courseembracing eighteen holes andthe average golfer usually covers about vemiles in the playing of an eighteen hole course. l

A great many golf courses are devoid of drinking' fountains and oftenextend to points remote from the' clubhouse or any such location wheredrinking water or other beverages are obtainable.

The game of golf is quite universally played and it is played throughoutall seasons of the year. In the heatrof summer the players, often becomeextremely thirsty and crave a refreshing cold drink. This craving oftenadds yto the mental hazard to say nothing of the physial discomfortencountered by the player. In the cold of winter the craving for a hotcup of coffee is equally pronounced. n

In order to provide the instrumentalities for supplying the beverageneeds to the players, the present invention contemplates a golf bagstructure providedwith means rfor accorrlmodating` a thermos jar'beverage' container adapted to' be heldin a position for the readydispensing of the beverage therefrom without removal of the thermos' jarcontainer from its assembled position in the golf bag and Without in anyWay disturbing the normal use of the golf bag for carryingv theplayers'c'lubs and equipment.

It is', therefore, the broad object of the present invention to' providea' golf bag with a unitary thermos jar supporting means so positionedasto permit the' dispensing of beverages fromv the thermos jar Withoutdisassembly of the parts or interference with the norr'nal4 uses of thegolf bag.

It is a more specic object of the invention to provide a golf bag havinga thermos jar sup'- porting and carrying means associated therewith soconstructed that the beverage dispensing spigot or valve Will beshielded against damage during normal use of the golf bag.

It is also an' object of the invention to provide meansl for receivingand holding a drinking cup during the dispensing' of a beverage from'the thermos jar Without any interference with the normal uses'of thegolf bag.

Other and more specific objects and advantagesloffthe present inventionwill appear'as the description thereof proceeds. The invention Will bedescribed connection ifith the accorniiari-y-V 2 in'g drawings forminga' part hereof, and' in Which Figure l' constitutes a top plan viev ofthe' golf bag of the' present invention with'c'ertai'n parts shown insection'; y

' Figure 2 is a' side elevation o'f'the'v g'l bagwith certain parts.broken away and illu'strating` the 'beverage' access nap' in openposition;

Figure 3v is' ay detailed cross-sectional view along the line 3:3 ofFigure' 2 Figure 4 is ay transverse cross-'sectional iie'w along theline l2-4v of Figure 2;

Figure 5' is a plan View of an' alternative enib'odiment;

Figure 6' is a side elevational view of the lirbodiment of Figure 5'vwith certain parts breken away' for clarification of illustrati'onjrFigure 7 is a cross-sectional View along' the line 1"-:1 of Figure 6,and

Figure 8 is a detailed showing f a suitable modiiied'form o'f al thermosjar container foi employment in association' vsithl the' golf bag' ofthe present' invention.

lReferring toV Figures 1' and 2,' the raiir body of the golf bagis'showrr at mand isprov'rded with a rigid bottom section i I' which maybe ap"- propriately reinforced to insure retention of the crosssectionalV vconfiguration of the bag. In the embodimentY of Figures land' 2, thel topA of the bag is provided with a continuous reinforcingstrip l2 extendingco'mpletelfy around the top of the? bag wall I0; Forthe purpose of retaining the individual clubsin proper and predeterminedposition in the bag, an' elongated stripl I3 is pro'- vided anchored atone end as shown at' il and at its opposite end as indicated at l5 (Fig.l) Th'e stri-p |13 is formed into individual loops I6` and is secured tothe bag wall through the' medium of suitable adhesive or stitchingatfthe intermediate points as indicated at' il. In'this Way, eachfloopI5 providesan individual receiving and supporting means fora single clubofv thev set. 'YI-he shaft of the club can be readily passeddovvnthroughl Coming now to a description of the thermos jar receivingmeans, it will be observed by reference to Figure 1 that a casing 23 isprovided having a cylindrical central compartment 24 which iseccentrically located with reference to the circular portion 22 of thegolf bag wall. This eccentric positioning of the cylindrical opening 24is occasioned by the fact that the casing 23 is so constructed as toprovide the substantially radially extending shoulders or walls 25 and26 defining the vertical channel 21 through which the spigot or faucet28 at the bottom of the thermos jar 29 may freely pass. These ribs 25and 25 provide protection for the spigot 28 and insure against the samebeing broken olf or damaged in the normal use of the golf bag.

The casing 23 is secured to the semicircular portion 22 of the wall I0of the golf bag throughout the area of contact between said wall 22 andthe casing 23. The casing 23 may be formed of metal or some molded,rigid plastic material. The bond between the circular wall portion 22ofil the wall bag I and the casing 23 is preferably provided-through themedi-um of an effective adhesive appropriate for the bonding of metal toleather, fabric, and the like. A urea formaldev-hyderesin type adhesivehas been found practical but it will be appreciated that the particularcomposition of the adhesive employed in the bonding of the casing 23 tothe circular portion lbottom construction. It is provided with atransversely extending shelf 32 on which the bottom 29 of the thermosjar is adapted to be seated. Below the shelf 32 a' complemental bottomportion 33 of the casing is provided and the space between the shelf 32and the complementa] bottom portion 33 serves as a receptacle for acollapsible drink- -ing cup when not in use. At the inner end of thecomplementary portion 33 of the bottom of section 23 a downwardlyextending section 34 is provided which terminates in the transverselyextending bottom portion 35, Vthe latter having an upturned rim 36. Adrinking cup such as indicated at 31 is adapted to be seated on thetransverse bottom portion 35 and is readily accommodated below thebottom of the thermos .lar 29 and the spigot or faucet 28.` This faucet28 is suitably *provided with a spring-pressed valve member 38 which maybe readily depressed to open the valve and permit the beverage to flowfrom the thermos jar into the drinking cup 31. Upon release of the valveplunger 38, the valve is immediately, closed and the remaining contentsof the thermos jar preserved. By virtue of the arrangement fortherpositioning 0f the drinking cup 31. immediately below the spigot orfaucet 28, noneof the beverage is permitted to contact the golf bag oranyof the parts thereof and thus any soiling of the bag by the liquidcontents of the thermos jar is completely obviated. Access to the spigot28 and the valve plunger 38 aswell as to the drinking cup 31 is hadthrough the access flap 39 shown in open position in Figures 2 and 3.The access flap 39 may advantageously be 'provided with a continuousfastener of the "zipper type as indicated at 40 and 4l The thermos jar29 is adapted to be received in a close fitting relationship to thecasing 23 and to be frictionally held in assembled position therein withthe spigot 28 in a position where it is protected by the walls 25 and 26of the channel 21 and yet where it is readily available upon openy ingthe access ilap 39. The drinking cup is likewise frictionally heldbetween transverse walls 32 and 33 until it is desired for use when itis removed and expanded as shown in Figure 3. When the player hassatised his thirst, the drinking cup is collapsed and restored to itsstorage position between the walls 32 and 33. The access flap 39 isclosed and the continuous fastener element 4|) moved from the positionshown in Figure 2 to the position occupied thereby as shown in Figure1.. It will be observed that there is thus provided a means forreceiving and carrying a thermos jar containing a beverage responding tothe demands of the season as well as the whims or tastes of the playerin such relationship to the golf bag and the clubs contained therein asto permit ready access to the beverage container and without in any Waycontaminating the golf bag or clubs or interfering with the conventionaluse thereof.

l An alternative embodiment is shown in Figures 5 to 7. In thisembodiment the casing 23a has concentric inner and outer walls and isprovided with a vertically extending slot 21a for the spigot 28. In thisembodiment the bag wall i9 is also slotted as indicated at 42. Thecombined thickness of the bag wall ID and the wall of the casing 23afunctions to protect spigot 28o, against damage. In this case the spigot28a is moved downwardly through the coinciding slots 21erl and 42 untilthe spigot 28a is in its lowest position. A closure and reinforcing flap43 is provided which is appropriately hinged and secured to the bag walll0 along the vertical line as indicated at 44. It is highly desirable toprovide the closure flap 43 with a steel reinforcing element forbridging the slot 42 in bag wall when the closure flap 43 is in closedposition to thereby give rigidly to the bag wall and compensate for theslotting thereof at 42. The closure flap 43 may be provided with snapfasteners such as shown at 45 for securing the same in closed position.When access to the spigot 28a is desired, the snap fasteners areloosened and the closure flap 43 turned back. In this modication thedrinking cup 46 is not of the collapsible type and is normally housedand held in position by the bottom wall 41 of the casing 23a. vIn otherrespects the embodiment of the modification of Figures 5 to 7corresponds to that of Figures 1 to 4 and the mode of operation and useof the device is the same.

In Figure 8 there is illustrated a form of thermos jar constructionwhich is readily adapted for use with the present invention. In thiscase a disc 48 is mounted on the vertical movable valve plunger 49 insuch a position that when the drinking cup 50 is pressed upwardlyagainst the disc 48, the discharge valve in the bottom of the thermosjar will be opened and the beverage will flow from the thermos jar intothe drinking cup until such time as the pressure applied to the disc 48is released whereupon the valve will automatically close. It will beappreciated that this is an alternative form of structure appropriate tothe present invention in that it vpositions the discharge valve from thethermos jar sov that the same is always protected against injury ordamage in the conventional use of the golf bag. It will be observed thatin all modifications of the invention, provision is made to safeguardthe discharge valve from the thermos jar against damage incident to thenormal use of the golf bag while at the same time permitting readyaccess thereto when desired.

Having thus described the invention, whatwe claim is:

1. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and openat the top, said bag having a conguration such that a portion of the bagwall constitutes a substantial semicircle, the diameter of which is theshortest transverse dimension between the straight side `walls of thebag, a cylindrical casing having Ian outer diameter equal to thediameter of said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered tosaid bag wall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, anaccess nap carried by the bag wall adapted to be opened to permit accessto the lower portion of said cylindrical casing.

2. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and openat the tcp, said bag having a configuration such that a portion of thebag wall constitutes a substantial sen1icircle, the diameter of which isthe shortest transverse dimension between the straight side walls of thebag, a substantially cylindrical casing having an outer diametersubstantially equal to the diameter of said semicircular portion of thebag Wall throughout the semicircular area. of contact therewith, anaccess ilap carried by the bag Wall adapted to be opened to permitaccess to the lower portion of said cylindrical casing.

3. A golf bag comprising an elongated bag closed at the bottom and openat the top, said bag having a conguration such that a portion of the bagwall constitutes a substantial semicircle, the diameter of Which is theshortest transverse dimension between the straight side walls of thebag, a cylindrical casing having an outer diameter equal to the diameterof said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered to said bagwall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, alongitudinally extending slot in the wall of said casing, an access iiapcarried by the bag wall adapted to be opened to permit access to thecylindrical casing through said slot.

4. A golf bag adapted to be provided ywith bev erage carrying anddispensing instrumentalities, comprising an elongated bag closed at thebottom and open at the top, said bag having a conguration such that aportion of the bag wall constitutes a substantial semicircle, acylindrical casing having an outer diameter substantially equal to thediameter of said semicircular portion of the bag wall and adhered tosaid bagT Wall throughout the semicircular area of contact therewith, alongitudinally extending slot in the wall of said casing having a widthadequate to receive a spigot carried by a thermos jar when the latter isinserted into or withdrawn from said casing, an access flap carried bythe bag wall adapted to be opened to permit access to a thermos jarspigot when disposed in said slot, and means for supporting a drinkingcup substantially within the coniines of the bag wall below saidcylindrical casing.

IRVING H. FILLER.. VICTOR H. OLMSTED.

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